Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini- P3- Ayako Uehara

[Medvedor]

なんかテクニックが足りない感じがする。

女性的な演奏、ってかな。プレトニョフと比べればテンポも遅めで­オクターブのミスも多い。

[robfuturemd]

I mean why the 1 dislike?? I think it is a fabulous performance

[robfuturemd]

Hey, why the "tumbs down"????

[blackjack1007]

4:57 なんか落とした??

[Medvedor]

@blackjack1007 指揮棒でも落ちたのかな

[MartinPadderborn]

Although the trombones could have emphasised the Dies Irae more, her playing was electrifying. A powerful and beautifully executed performance

[xxmusicmysoulxx]

Personally, I liked and very much enjoyed her interpretation of the 18th variation. The emotion and sentimentality in it is very beautiful.

[ongakunoki]

オケが走ってる…

指揮者最悪

[whitemal2010]

DAMN SHE IS AN AMAZING PIANO PLAYER

[009kandata]

何と言えばいいんだろう、日本の女性らしい非常に行き届いた演奏­という感じを受けました。そのうえ音の芯がくっきりとした形を持­っていて、それが自分の耳には馴染みやすく　とても聴きやすかった。３回聴きました。

[shimizu1492jp]

＞パガニーニの主題による狂詩曲より　第18変奏 ｛Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Va

これを探していましたがピンとｋるのが、中々見当たらなかったの­で、自分で作成しようと思ったところ、私の感ピューターで、見つ­けました。

上原綾子さんというんですね。18番は、3:20秒までだけど、­素敵ですね。

[OrchestrationOnline]

I though it was all pretty good, except for the 18th variation (at the beginning of this clip) - things are a little too drawn-out and sentimental. The rest of it has that characteristic macho Rachmaninov approach that is the real way to play this repertoire - I just wonder why she couldn't be a leaner and meaner at the start.

[Music2Die4]

I have to agree on the 18th..... (Although it's being selected for music samplers.) I think the best variations in this performance are 13, 14, 15. I don't agree on the start- I thought it was as good as it gets.

[OrchestrationOnline]

At the start of this clip I meant - not the start of the piece.

[jwang32]

I agree. The start of the 18th is a bit too slow; perhaps a little too schmaltzy. It is marked andante cantabile. She has a very nice sound. Well projected!

[untilltheday77]

I don't think one could say that there is a "real way" to play a piece of music, it's all interpretation. And Rachmaninov's music is mostly forceful and strong but that doesn't necessarily make it "macho". The 18th variation is played very well. I couldn't imagine it being played "leaner and meaner". It's a nostalgic, dream-like moment in the symphony can't be played like the rest.

[OrchestrationOnline]

@untilltheday77 Watch Rachmaninov's own interpretations - reminiscent of Rubinstein's unsentimental yet emotionally powerful interpretations of Brahms and Chopin. You have to understand that Rachmaninov has been so over-sentimentalized that most of today's concert pianists see it as their duty to dig themselves out of that hole. Yes, there is a "real way" to play a piece - obeying the intentions of the composer as much as possible, while interpreting it with your own potent personality.

[arvidt1]

listen at about 4:55-4:58, Tchivzhel drops his baton and the violinist tries not to laugh!! i actually remember being in the audience, she was definitely the crowd favorite

[Music2Die4]

I thought one of the string players dropped his/her bow. Ayako glanced toward the orchestra, but didn't let it distract her.

[Snufkin999]

You're right, he isn't using his baton afterwards! That's quite funny. And it's true Ayako did glance towards the orchestra, I guess she noticed but kept her concentration. In any case, wonderfully emotional performance.

[ladyshkspre]

@arvidt1 I thought I was imagining things at first but then I remembered years of band and concert choir and recalled that light tinkling din HAD to be the sound of a baton hitting the stage floor. Too funny!

[gc65531941]

Bravo - wonderful performance!

(I'm surprised to be the first to comment!)

Thanks for uploading.